Tag: Rafael Reif

  • Nation & World

    Broad launches next decade with $100M gift

    American philanthropists and entrepreneurs Eli and Edythe Broad announced on Thursday they are investing an additional $100 million into the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to launch a new decade of transformative work to harness recent biomedical discoveries to benefit patients.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A welcome from John Harvard

    In honor of Rafael Reif’s inauguration as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the iconic John Harvard Statue seated in Harvard Yard was decked out with an MIT cap, scarf, and pennant.

    1 minute
  • Nation & World

    Educating Harvard, MIT — and the world

    Harvard and MIT are joining forces to launch edX, an open-source, online education platform. Leaders from both universities discussed how they hope to transform teaching and learning on campus and around the globe.

    5 minutes